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Teen Summer Status
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: Teen Summer Status
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Makalah gives some tips on how to beat the heat! For Boredom Prevention she tests your memory with some fun trivia!

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 04:15
Jazz-O-Rama #24: "Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller & Mildred Bailey"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller & Mildred Bailey 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"The Sheik of Araby", "Don't Fence Me In" and "Alexander's Ragtime Band" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 24th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #23: "Make Believe Ballroom Hits"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Big band hits remastered by Joe Bev on The Jazz-O-Rama Hour, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"In the Mood", "Begin the Beguine" and "Stompin' At The Savoy" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 23th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:35
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #22: "Fletcher Henderson & Sidney Bechet"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Remastered Fletcher Henderson & Sidney Bechet 78s on The Jazz-O-Rama Hour, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"I'm Just Wild About Harry", "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "Christopher Columbus" will be among the 78 RPM records are heard on the 22th edition of Joe Be...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 56:27
  • Purchases: 3
"Marathon Man" of Jazz Celebrates a Lifetime of Making Music
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Andrew White may very well be the most famous jazz legend... you've never heard of.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 07:00
Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

Bought by KWAX, WNMU-FM, WMNR, 'The Sea', KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 7
Sid & Josephine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Josephine Baker
Sidney Bechet and Josephine Baker were the most recognizable expatriates on the Parisian seen in the 1920s. If you've seen the movie "Midnight in P...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
THE GUARD -- John McDonagh
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Filmmaker John McDonagh talks embracing serendipity, racism as a character device, and when stunt work goes wrong.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 17:49
SOUL TIME (Part C)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: Sister Sledge
It’s Funky. It’s smooth. It’s psychedelic. That’s what the music sounds like to SOUL TIME – Part #3

Bought by KFCF FM, WUFT, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public, KHSU and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2010
  • Length: 57:06
  • Purchases: 6
Aaron Kelly's Bones
From: La Siréna Imakhu
Series: Wednesday's African Child: Goth Tales of My Black People
Caption: Imakhu, from her show, "Wednesday's African Child"
Storyteller Imakhu's popular African American version of this classic comical folktale about a hateful man who will not die. From Imakhu's one-woma...

Bought by KUT and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 2
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part One)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Ron Banks (top left) and the Dramatics, Credit: http://www.myspace.com/therealdramatics
Interview with RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CLINTON, TH...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 55:14
  • Purchases: 1
It's the Harlem GLOBETROTTERS
From: George Mesthos
Series: Memories of WBRU
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My first major feature (surviving) piece as a member of WBRU Sports way back in 2006. I had the opportunity to cover one of my favorite sports team...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 06:49
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
Packets of Dreams
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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Dreams wrapped in curious packages

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:34
A 'Miracle' Review
From: Kristen Balagtas
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Insight (no spoilers!) on Spike Lee's latest film, A Miracle at St. Anna

  • Added: Sep 26, 2008
  • Length: 02:58
The R&B Chronicles - Martha Reeves and the 5th Dimension
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, WSGE, WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, and Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Aug 07, 2008
  • Length: 59:52
  • Purchases: 5
The R&B Chronicles - The Stylistics
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU


  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 59:35
  • Purchases: 3
The R&B Chronicles - The Commodores
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by KRZA, WSGE, KUCB, WFSU, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 59:48
  • Purchases: 6
The R&B Chronicles - Lou Rawls
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KUCB, WFSU, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 6
The R&B Chronicles - New Birth
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KUCB, WSGE, WFSU, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2008
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 7
The R&B Chronicles - Kool and the Gang
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KUCB, WNCU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jul 03, 2008
  • Length: 59:34
  • Purchases: 4
The R&B Chronicles - The Spinners
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUCB, WSGE, WFSU, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2008
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 6
The R&B Chronicles - Aretha Franklin
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by KPIP-LP, KVNF, WRGY, WSGE, KUCB and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 59:47
  • Purchases: 8
Street Beats: Pots 'n Pans Drummer
From: Julie Beth Napolin
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Drummer along San Francisco Embarcadero plays his homemade drum kit everyday for amazed crowds.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Blues File- Honeyboy Edwards
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Honeyboy Edwards "Roamin' & Ramblin'" [WE WANT YOUR INPUT !!]

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KRCB 104.9, WEFT, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5